Calgary – Darshan Kang, Alberta Liberal critic for Infrastructure and Transportation, has sent a letter to all Alberta’s MLAs asking them to support the construction of a tunnel under the Calgary International Airport’s new runway. 

The tunnel is needed to compensate for the closure of Barlow Trail north of McKnight boulevard, which connects northeast Calgary with the airport. Without the tunnel, all traffic from the area will be routed onto Country Hills Boulevard and Deerfoot Trail, to the detriment of local business and quality of life. The proposed tunnel would also provide a future link for light rail to the airport; without it, C-train service to the airport may never happen.

“Without this tunnel,” Kang’s letter reads, “the City of Calgary will face increased gridlock, a worsening environment, a poorer quality of life and the provincial road known as Deerfoot Trail will remain a traffic hazard.”

Kang’s letter asks MLAs of all parties to urge the Stelmach administration to step up and show leadership by signing on to a funding deal that would partner the City of Calgary and the Calgary Airport Authority with the federal and provincial governments.

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Attached: Kang’s letter to MLAs

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